The Other Land's Official Trailer Surpasses Half A Million Views in Only 96 Hours

Ahead of its World Premiere at the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)

The Other Land's Official Trailer Surpasses Half A Million Views in Only 96 Hours

The official teaser trailer for Director Ali Edries and writer Zainab Aziz's film The Other Land has garnered over half a million YouTube views so far, only 96 hours after it was released by Creativo. The film tackles the challenges facing a group of young men as they try to collect enough money to pay off an illegal immigration broker to travel to Italy and how the consequences of their decision is reflected on their loved ones, some of which are against and some are backing this idea.

The film's world premiere is set to be held during the 38th Cairo International Film Festival(CIFF) (15 - 24 November), within the festival's official competition, ahead of its upcoming release in Egyptian theatres.

The Other Land stars Mohamed Ali, Bayoumi Fouad, Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, Mohamed Mohamed Mahran, Amr El Kady, Afaf Shoaib, and Hanan Soliman. The film is written by Zainab Aziz and directed by Ali Edries , marking their sixth time together, co-produced by Creativo Productions, DX Productions in collaboration with The Partner Barcelona (Spain). Al Massa Art Production will handle the worldwide distribution of the film, while MAD Solutions will be in charge of the marketing for the film.

The Other Land follows the stories of a group of young Egyptians, who escape Egypt's underprivileged rural villages, all sharing one desire; to immigrate to Italy, but without having any official documents aboard a ramshackle old ship. Seeing Italy's coastline ignites their hopes for a better life, but then the treacherous sea waves put an end to all of their dreams.

The Other Land was filmed in Spain, along with Egypt where the scenes of the rural villages and shores were shot. The production company hired a professional crew including Egyptian DOP Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Spanish DOP Oscar Felices, and Assistant Director Chema Linares. The film was co-edited by Syrian Film Editor Salem Derbas and the Spanish Editors Manel Frasquiel and Conrado Lopez, special effects by the Spanish expert Salvador Santana, and visual effects by Rafael Galdo.

Mohamed Ali is a young actor who graduated from the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University before starting his acting career by taking part in several projects, including the second season of the TV series Sharee Abd El-aziz and the film El Ashash, in addition to his noteworthy film role in The Ferry. Later on, he founded his own company, Creativo, for film production and promotion in 2013. Creativo is a joint stock company and The Other Land is its first production project.

Ali Edriesis an Egyptian director who started his career as an assistant director of many important films such as Sa'eedi Fil Gamaa el Amrekeia (Sa'eedi in the American University), El Nazer (The School Principal), Toyour El-Zalam (Birds of Darkness), and El Noom fi el Asal. His first film as a director was Ashab Wala Business (Friendship or Business). Edries directed many box office hits including Aris Min Geha Amneya (A Groom from the Security Entity), Morgan Ahmed Morgan, and Al-Dada Dodi (Dodi The Nanny).